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UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE J MIA IbiuvlijlLJlra UM11JM C EL BUEN PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE wf)iflhV 011' VOLUME 33 ISSUE 3 ) C The Utah Jan actually sign a halfway decent player. That and other amazing events all in Your Sports Section starting on Page 8. Our own Doug Allen chats with The Used after their big ihow at the McKay Events Center. Page 5. i I Is Will Ferrell the funniest man alive? Find out on Page 6. !;) ' 1.1 I 'J I 'ft i i. . ' " Ten to the hour, every hour, UVXNews brings you the latest. CELT f - ' ' r The best of broadcast and print can be found at www.netxnews.net nn Md n . nn j) rn JucJl n 1 If In I n By Vegor Pedersen Editor-in-Chief Every summer students from the Saitama Technical College in Saitama. Japan have been coming to UVSC to receive specialized training from the school's automotive technology instructors. The students, who are all studying auto mechanics at Saitama. come here as part of program that allows them to learn certain skills they wouldn't normally be exposed to in Japan. Custom painting, specialized welding, and large diesel engine repair are just some of the things the students learn during the intense, two-week course. "The program has been around for about 14 years," said Doug Bradley. Apprentice Program Director for UVSC. "Salt Lake Community College used to do it, and for the last three years we have been the host." Students are assigned a host family to live with during their stay and also get the chance to do some sightseeing before they return home. Utah is a logical choice for the Japanese agency that arranges the trips because of the ease of hiring interpreters, and the high level of training they can receive from UVSC. "Because this area has so many LDS missionaries that served in Japan, finding interpreters is never a problem." Bradley said. "Sometimes it can be hard because the interpreters learned 'Survival Japanese' and not 'Technical Japanese'. It can make things difficult, but we manage." Another challenge to the program is funding. "Typically we don't offer too many programs during the summer. The garages aren't air-conditioned, and we find that if we offer a lot of programs in the summer that our fall enrollment drops off," Bradley - U VpfV.r. i 1 seiect t '' e. .r- the Saitama technical College in Saitama japan come to UVS( very summer to learn sp"ciali7Pd skills such as collision repair, large diesel eVeme maintenance, and custom painting. Andy HuntNetXNews (3.E. t'Gnmi'GrriGrts slim Mm Students can choose between Health and P.E. By Hanna Hooge Senior News Writer Utah Valley State College is changing their General Education requirements. As of fall 2004 students will no longer be required to take both Health 1 100 and Fitness for Life, PE-S 130(J. "What we have decided to do is give the students more choice," said Dr. Brad Cook, Vice President for Academic Affairs at UVSC. "UVSC was the only educational institution in the state that required both classes. It was a minor change in some regards, but it gives everyone more flexibility." The change not only gives students more choices, but it also raises the amount of credit that the Fitness for Life class is worth, while lowering the amount of required PE credits from three to two. This modification will benefit new students or those who have not taken the classes it involves. There is also has an upside for those students already enrolled in it, or that have taken both of the classes. "If you have already taken fitness for life then they give you the extra credit that the class is now worth," said Margaret Bellon, Director of Graduation. Although there are several motives for the alteration, the main reason is to ensure an easier and more efficient way for students to obtain their degrees. ' "Motivations for these changes are things like the nursing program," explains Dr. Bruce Parker, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. "Nursing is loaded with so many requirements, that one more credit can't fit. It just gives everyone more breathing room." Online classes are also a "What we have decided to do is give the students more choice. " -Dr. Brad Cook VP Academic Affairs main factor. The number of students getting online degrees has skyrocketed, which makes a class such as Fitness for Life almost impossible to take. "We want to ensure that GE's are relevant and used in the best way possible." said Cook. "More and more students are getting their degrees online, and it is very difficult to complete a Fitness for Life class that way. General Education is very crucial to the life blood of this institution and needs to be taken seriously." . ii- i . .1 in 1. 1 i.. r . ii.i.,.- .........i Courtesy Photo nil Low numbers show safe campus By Shawn Mansell News Editor UVSC has maintained one of the lowest campus crime rates in Utah for several years running. College spokesman Derek Hall attributes the safe environment to multiple factors. "We are a commuter campus. ..we don't have dorms or on-campus housing," Hall said. According to the U.S. Department of Education's website, UVSC is the only four-year college or university in Utah with an enrollment of over 10,000 students that has not reported a sexual assault or rape between 2000 and 2002. Hall explains that the UVSC police are not taking anything for granted. "Our

UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE J MIA IbiuvlijlLJlra UM11JM C EL BUEN PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE wf)iflhV 011' VOLUME 33 ISSUE 3 ) C The Utah Jan actually sign a halfway decent player. That and other amazing events all in Your Sports Section starting on Page 8. Our own Doug Allen chats with The Used after their big ihow at the McKay Events Center. Page 5. i I Is Will Ferrell the funniest man alive? Find out on Page 6. !;) ' 1.1 I 'J I 'ft i i. . ' " Ten to the hour, every hour, UVXNews brings you the latest. CELT f - ' ' r The best of broadcast and print can be found at www.netxnews.net nn Md n . nn j) rn JucJl n 1 If In I n By Vegor Pedersen Editor-in-Chief Every summer students from the Saitama Technical College in Saitama. Japan have been coming to UVSC to receive specialized training from the school's automotive technology instructors. The students, who are all studying auto mechanics at Saitama. come here as part of program that allows them to learn certain skills they wouldn't normally be exposed to in Japan. Custom painting, specialized welding, and large diesel engine repair are just some of the things the students learn during the intense, two-week course. "The program has been around for about 14 years," said Doug Bradley. Apprentice Program Director for UVSC. "Salt Lake Community College used to do it, and for the last three years we have been the host." Students are assigned a host family to live with during their stay and also get the chance to do some sightseeing before they return home. Utah is a logical choice for the Japanese agency that arranges the trips because of the ease of hiring interpreters, and the high level of training they can receive from UVSC. "Because this area has so many LDS missionaries that served in Japan, finding interpreters is never a problem." Bradley said. "Sometimes it can be hard because the interpreters learned 'Survival Japanese' and not 'Technical Japanese'. It can make things difficult, but we manage." Another challenge to the program is funding. "Typically we don't offer too many programs during the summer. The garages aren't air-conditioned, and we find that if we offer a lot of programs in the summer that our fall enrollment drops off," Bradley - U VpfV.r. i 1 seiect t '' e. .r- the Saitama technical College in Saitama japan come to UVS( very summer to learn sp"ciali7Pd skills such as collision repair, large diesel eVeme maintenance, and custom painting. Andy HuntNetXNews (3.E. t'Gnmi'GrriGrts slim Mm Students can choose between Health and P.E. By Hanna Hooge Senior News Writer Utah Valley State College is changing their General Education requirements. As of fall 2004 students will no longer be required to take both Health 1 100 and Fitness for Life, PE-S 130(J. "What we have decided to do is give the students more choice," said Dr. Brad Cook, Vice President for Academic Affairs at UVSC. "UVSC was the only educational institution in the state that required both classes. It was a minor change in some regards, but it gives everyone more flexibility." The change not only gives students more choices, but it also raises the amount of credit that the Fitness for Life class is worth, while lowering the amount of required PE credits from three to two. This modification will benefit new students or those who have not taken the classes it involves. There is also has an upside for those students already enrolled in it, or that have taken both of the classes. "If you have already taken fitness for life then they give you the extra credit that the class is now worth," said Margaret Bellon, Director of Graduation. Although there are several motives for the alteration, the main reason is to ensure an easier and more efficient way for students to obtain their degrees. ' "Motivations for these changes are things like the nursing program," explains Dr. Bruce Parker, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. "Nursing is loaded with so many requirements, that one more credit can't fit. It just gives everyone more breathing room." Online classes are also a "What we have decided to do is give the students more choice. " -Dr. Brad Cook VP Academic Affairs main factor. The number of students getting online degrees has skyrocketed, which makes a class such as Fitness for Life almost impossible to take. "We want to ensure that GE's are relevant and used in the best way possible." said Cook. "More and more students are getting their degrees online, and it is very difficult to complete a Fitness for Life class that way. General Education is very crucial to the life blood of this institution and needs to be taken seriously." . ii- i . .1 in 1. 1 i.. r . ii.i.,.- .........i Courtesy Photo nil Low numbers show safe campus By Shawn Mansell News Editor UVSC has maintained one of the lowest campus crime rates in Utah for several years running. College spokesman Derek Hall attributes the safe environment to multiple factors. "We are a commuter campus. ..we don't have dorms or on-campus housing," Hall said. According to the U.S. Department of Education's website, UVSC is the only four-year college or university in Utah with an enrollment of over 10,000 students that has not reported a sexual assault or rape between 2000 and 2002. Hall explains that the UVSC police are not taking anything for granted. "Our